SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED

Active
Company number 00138256Private limited companyIncorporated 1914

Key figures

£180,807,000
Net assets 2024/25

† SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 11050

Where the company stands among the 1,803 active companies whose first SIC code is 11050 (Manufacture of beer).

Turnover£164,302,000
Higher than 90% · median £248,132 among 75 that publish turnover
Net assets£180,807,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,982
Total assets£364,409,000
Higher than 99% · median £78,268
Cash£4,445,000
Higher than 98% · median £19,451
Employees1,727
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age112.0 years
Older than 99% · median 9.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ABI SAB GROUP HOLDING LIMITED£79.4bn
  2. GREENE KING BREWING AND RETAILING LIMITED£1.4bn
  3. CARLSBERG MARSTON'S LIMITED£538m
  4. MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED£454.4m
  5. MCMULLEN & SONS, LIMITED£207.3m
  6. ABI UK HOLDING 1 LIMITED£197.2m
  7. SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED£180.8m
  8. CMBC SUPPLY LIMITED£169.2m
  9. HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED£142.9m
  10. J.W.LEES & CO.(BREWERS)LIMITED£102.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,803. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SHEPHERD NEAME LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00138256. It was incorporated on 9 Nov 1914. Its status is active. The registered office is in Kent (ME13). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of beer (11050), wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342), hotels and similar accommodation (55100), public houses and bars (56302).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 28 Jun 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £164,302,000. Profit for the year was £4,415,000. Net assets were £180,807,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,445,000. Total assets were £364,409,000 and total liabilities £183,602,000. The company had an average of 1,727 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,803 active companies whose first SIC code is 11050: By turnover it ranks higher than 90% of the 75 that publish turnover (median £248,132). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,982). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £78,268). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £19,451). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 9.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, plastics, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 2.2% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

6 of 13 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover164,302,000
Profit for the year4,415,000
Cash at bank and in hand4,445,000
Total assets364,409,000
Total liabilities183,602,000
Net assets / total equity180,807,000
Average number of employees1,727

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices28 Dec 2025 – 27 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
33 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
7–75 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 82%
  • 31 to 60 days 14%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Dec 2025
33
85%
15%
28 Jun 2025
34
82%
19%
29 Dec 2024
38
79%
21%
29 Jun 2024
36
77%
22%
23 Dec 2023
35
66%
33%
24 Jun 2023
36
75%
25%
24 Dec 2022
31
79%
19%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 2.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 16.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 64.5% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter59% womenLower middle56.1% womenUpper middle47.7% womenUpper pay quarter38.3% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2.6% lower
women 24.3% lower
2023/24
women 3% lower
women 24.8% lower
2022/23
women 0.4% lower
women 20.7% lower
2021/22
women 11.1% lower
women 27.8% lower
2020/21
women 24.8% lower
women 32% lower
2019/20
women 3.4% lower
women 19.9% lower
2018/19
women 2.1% lower
women 23.2% lower
2017/18
women 1.3% lower
women 26.9% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits, plastics, machinery, iron and steel articles and oil seeds.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

2 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £164.3m, net assets £180.8m, 1,727 employees
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.